The AI Engine

Wow, that would be cool, Joe...you just made me think of how great goto's that depend on existing memories could be...that could be mindblowing.

There's great power in having control of memory forming. It's a major part of intelligence.

Would anyone else like to see some kind of literal marker that could be used to tag a word or phrase to exempt it from spellchecking or other preprocessing?

Yes, I would.

I've thought the same thing, Joe. I'd also like to see a tag that means "do not make a synonym substitution," and another that means "always make a synonym substitution." I can think of tons to do with the likes of that!

Professor,

Can I make a request that xcommand be greatly toned down? I'm sure the other botmasters would second this. It's being called way too often at the most inappropriate times. I think with the contest underway, it would be better to shut it off temporarily if it can't be fixed.

Some recent bad matches:
"the brown apples"
"smart ass"
"ok gotta go"
"bi bi"

I'd think maybe just turn it off for the contest

Related questions about the Keyphrase Length Bonus:

How much weight is given for longer keyphrases?
Is it per word, per letter, or some other formula?
How much weight adjustment do users typically need to do?

the longer the key phrase the more weight... per letter
trial and error: a noun is more important than a verb etc. (that's how I feel anyway

I've been trying to think how xcommand could be improved to not pick up things that aren't commands, but haven't come up with anything useful.

It is possible to null an existing memory, so that it no longer 'exists' (i.e., tests negative for 'if (mem-blah) exists;' ?

You can delete existing memories.